Just Curious to how many people buy a poppy this time of year?

I tend to do so and wear it with pride everything the poppy means is excellent and te reason we are who we are doing what we are doing today is symbolised in this!

Also from what I have read recently, Mcdonalds/BodyShop/Poundland have all banned their staff from wearing the Poppy which if this is true it's an absolute disgrace, should be the other way around people being foreced to Donate that £1 for the poppy not stopping them

Poundland said:

'Poundland is not against colleagues wearing a poppy; however, colleagues are not allowed to wear one on the shop-floor simply as it does not abide by the uniform rules.'

But they are allowed to wear Halloween hates and dress up for that it's an absolute disgrace to the country!

I always buy one and put in £2 but don't wear them some reason.
That and Help the heroes are good charities for our armed forces.

Also would like to point out to Derry, I know it was a touchy subject with the famous people etc

But this is where we show our Faith/respect to the armed forced and what they are/were fighting for.

The Poppy is a great apeal and I just hope in years to come parents are letting their kids buy it as I don't ever want to see this appeal stop it's a great thing to wear on your chest!

yup i got mine already

I've got mine

Got mine today.

Poundland, have once again gone too far. Stupid really!

Anyone care to explain the reason for poppies? Just wondering.
I could google it, but meh.

You should already know but here's a indepth paragraph from Wiki:

Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries to remember the members of their armed forces who have died on duty since the First World War. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918, as the major hostilities of World War I were formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. (Note that "at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.)

The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem In Flanders Fields. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilt in the war.

I know all about the day, I just didn't know about the poppies. It's a British thing. ty

Yeah, because the poppies grew on the battlefields, so that's a shortened version of Si's

Ive read somewere on here whocares8x8 you are german. I have googled on internet but can never find out, But do they teach about the war in Germany? I read somewere a year back, That most Germans under 20 don't have a clue as they don't teach about it..

I know in our history Britain has don many terrible things in the last 1000 year but we never got tought about it either..

He's American, isn't he?

why would they teach about an historic terorrist, cause thats what he was.(hitler if u dont know who im on about)

Seb is German but visits USA on vacation/family/Uni on occasions.

Thought you were on about tony blair/G w Bush!!

I disagree; He was a dictator not a terrorist, It was more me been curious in if they teach or people know about it in Germany. As it only was 70 odd year ago.

After all we get tought about the slave trade and the commenwealth which were bad things in history on our part.

Just seen on the news now; With metal been at high prices people are robbing war memoribals and selling them disgrace

Got mine

I am German, but only went to school here for the first 4 years, so I'm not really in position to say.

It is definitely covered at several points during the school years. However, similar to many other subjects, kids today don't retain things too well lol. There are a lot of misconceptions and misinformation (and plain stupidity) among the under- 20's.

However, Germany as a country has reflected intensely in many forms for many years with its past. If you were to sample the over 30's, you would find fairly deep knowledge about that time across the board.

More importantly, anyone who is interested in the story of their grandparents and the two generations above that has to deal with the war. You will be hard-pressed to find a family, where less than five people died directly as a result of the two wars. So in that sense, a lot of Germans are very aware of the past.

my great grandad fought in world war 1 and my grandad fought in world war 2 where he met his wife(my grandma) who was a nurse in the war and stayed married for 56 years until he passed away.

So me,gf,3 kids, have all got poppys

Sadly FIFA won't let the English Football team were poppies on there jerseys on saturday V spain which i found a bit of a disgrace.

Couldn't agree more.

I wear my poppy in my shop every day with pride. I personally will not stop any of my staff wearing one. It's a joke that some companies have.